Abstract Literature review shows that reflection play an important role for advancing teacher’s professional develepment. Aiming at didactic methods and ignoring reflecetive ability in traditional in-service teacher training in west China, this study designs the new teaching methods using reflection as the key element as a contrast to the traditional didactic methods without interaction; the intention of this research is to inspire in-service teachers’ reflective consciounsness and foster reflective ability, and the methods of collecting data are interviewing technique (individual and group interview), documenting the process, video taping teaching sessions (didactic vs reflective).The research finds that the new teaching methods is more effective for advancing teachers’ reflection, what’s more, teachers’ reflection develops towards higer levels. |
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